Elmer Munsch

Elmer Munsch, 72, Bismarck, passed away June 14, 2014, after a year-long battle with cancer. Services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, June 19, at First Lutheran Church, Mandan, with Rev. Lee Herberg officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm Wednesday, June 18, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a prayer service will begin at 7:30 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Elmer was born March 22, 1942, in Emmons County, ND. He was raised and educated in Regan, ND. In 1970 Elmer moved to Missoula, Montana, and worked construction for many years. On December 19, 1975, he married Grace Stenerson-Wiedrich, and her three children joined their blessed union. The family made their home in Bismarck, and in September 1978, welcomed their special son and brother, Chad, to the family. Elmer worked for Larry Ames and Ames Construction as a heavy equipment operator from 1977 until 1998. While working for Ames Construction, he traveled to numerous states with his wife, Grace, and youngest son, Chad. He worked for Northern Improvement until his retirement in 2004, where he called Bismarck his home. Elmer enjoyed his time spent solving world problems with Dean and his coffee buddies. Elmer is survived by his wife, Grace; his sons, Terry Crystal Munsch, Missoula, MT, Troy Sandy Munsch, Tulsa, OK, Bryan Wiedrich, Sandy, UT, and Chad Munsch, Bismarck; his daughters, Tammy Rod Braae, and Twyla Ball, both Huson, MT, Vicky George Ferderer, and Rhonda Gary Bowers, both of Mandan; two sisters, Dorothy Bill Wilkins, Placerville, CA, and Marilyn McCray, Wichita, KA; and 17 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emil and Emma Serr Munsch; granddaughter, Abigail Ferderer; sister and brother-in-law, Maxine and Harold Zuroff; and numerous uncles, aunts, and cousins. As a blended family, we have been truly blessed to have had such a hard-working, loving man in our lives. Some of us are proud to drop the step from the word and just call him, father.

Elmer Munsch

March 22, 1942 - June 14, 2014